Powerline adapter: the very best to date

In the jungle PLC adapters, 4 brands dominate the domestic market, Devolo (Deutch Qualität), Lea (crowing, French brand), Netgear (the US) and Trendnet (Taiwan). Obviously, these brands (and others) are not compatible. If you acquired the equipment of a particular brand, you either replace all, or stay with the same brand.

Within a same brand, there are several different models, primarily those with or without filter. This avoids electrical disturbances related to devices connected next, and therefore the drastic declines in performance and throughput. It is better to focus on filter models. They are easy to recognize, they have a socket that has the huge advantage of not blocking the outlets that you plug the Powerline adapter.

You will then find models 200 and 500 Mbps theoretical (respectively between 60 and 75 Mbps max speed for the first, and between 75 and 100 Mbps for the second). The 500 models are compatible with the 200 models of the same brand, but of course a model 500 will run at the speed of 200 he has in front. What interest then to be compatible? This allows you to smoothly migrate to the 500, replacing your old equipment, or extending your network with 500 CPL.

Finally, some models ship taken several networks, allowing you to TV, Box, PS3 on the same outlet, or Wifi, handy for laptops and tablets. At Devolo, these adapters offer Unfortunately no filter. We must therefore make some compromises.

The Devolo 500 have higher theoretical speeds to 200, but very hot and consume much more than 200. If the flow rate of 200 simply (we still of 60 Mbps!), Stay on these models. And between 200 AV + and + 200smart, choose the latter. Not only has a practical display (although a once plugged in, read the screen sometimes falls acrobatics), but mostly it has higher rates than the 200 AV +. It's amazing dailleurs, as there is little technical differences between the 2. And at Amazon, there is no difference in price either on 2CPL Kit (at least to date). Finally, the smart + has a sleep mode to save electricity.

Best of all, Devolo offers the Cockpit software for monitoring your boxes, and flows between them. And his site is well done, it allows you to quickly find the documentation and the latest firmwares.

Small precautions before you start the PLC:
- High frequencies over which pass the data on your electrical cables do not cross differentials. If your house have several electrical panels with differential, use your adapters as the related parties at the same table. Otherwise, back through a WiFi repeater, which allows you to clear the obstacle.
- Photos can be deceiving; some adapters are really large (which is not the case of Smart + 200) and take a crazy place on your decision, sometimes blocking the plug nearby. Go see for yourself what devices or take coasts before buying over the Internet.